CNN said it’s backing Piers Morgan as scrutiny grows over his role as a tabloid editor in Britain, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that the WSJ has a pay wall and not all readers may be able to…
Entertainment Studios announced that the CBS owned-and-operated stations in the top three markets have renewed “Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen” for two more seasons. The series follows “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” in all three markets, and now has…
More Logitech set-top boxes running Google TV have been returned than have been kept, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. In response, Logitech is dropping the price of its Revue set-top boxes to $99 from $250 "to accelerate adoption…
A record number of television productions will shoot this month in New York City, reports the New York Post. The story reports that 23 shows will tape in the Big Apple this month. "Times Square, the Empire State Building, a…
Discovery Channel has unveiled a lineup of new reality shows featuring subject matter as diverse as drugs, cars, guns and dinosaurs, Multichannel News reports. During its presentation Friday at the Television Critics Association press tour, the cable channel revealed plans…
Oxygen’s head of programming has left the cable network after more than three years in the position, reports Deadline.com. Amy Introcaso-Davis stepped down as senior VP of original programming and development at Oxygen Media. Introcaso-Davis came to Oxygen from sister…
An actress from “Deadwood” will have the lead role opposite Josh Lucas in NBC’s upcoming John Grisham legal drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Molly Parker has been cast to play Abby in “The Firm.” Jeanne Tripplehorn had the role…
BBC America announced Thursday that it has made a 10-episode order for its first original scripted drama series, Deadline.com reports. The show is “Copper,” co-created by Tom Fontana, the creator of HBO’s acclaimed “Oz,” and Will Rokos (“Monster’s Ball”). The…
The return of Rosie O’Donnell to television has a date locked in, with the OWN network rolling out its plans for her new talk show, USA Today reports. The show is set to premiere Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT….
Oprah Winfrey, who has turned her attention in recent weeks to trying to improve the fortunes of her ratings-challenged OWN network, is having a bad week, the New York Post reports. Visits to Oprah.com have declined by nearly 50% since…